Julio García/Aquí Europa Yesterday the Congress welcomed the Spanish MEPs elected in the last European elections of 9-J. Of the 61 new MEPs, 58 have sworn or promised the Constitution in an act in which various formulas have been used. As was foreseeable, the Junts parliamentarian Toni Comín, who fled from Justice after 1-O, has not attended this event. For her part, socialist Sandra Gómez was authorized to carry out this procedure before the Electoral Board of Valencia given her advanced stage of pregnancy. Nor has Vice President Teresa Ribera been in Congress, who last week formalized her resignation from her seat as it was incompatible with her continuity in the Government. And her replacement, Alicia Homs, also pregnant, has requested to take the oath at another location and has remained pending the decision of the JEC. However, the absence of former councilor Toni Comín, who like Carles Puigdemont is being sued by the Spanish Justice for the events of the independence process of 2017, will have consequences and everything indicates that his seat will remain vacant while waiting for him to fulfill his term. process of compliance with the Constitution established by the LOREG. The JEC is the one who communicates to the European Parliament the list of elected deputies and, according to its doctrine, "the credential is issued once the elected candidate has taken an oath or promise to comply with the Constitution." In addition to Comín's absence, attention has also been focused on the head of the Se Acabó la Fiesta list, Luis 'Alvise' Pérez, who has sworn in his position like the rest of the MEPs. The proclaimed elected candidates have been called one by one in the order of proclamation. The vast majority has used the brief formula of swearing or promising the Magna Carta, except for the PNV MEP Ohiane Agirregoitia (Coalition for a Solidarity Europe), the EH Bildu candidate and former member of ETA Penando Barrena (Now Republics), who have done "by legal imperative", as did the representative of the BNG Ana Miranda (Now Republics). The three parliamentarians from Sumar, led by Estrella Galán, have chosen to promise, where appropriate, "for social justice and human rights"; Jaume Asens, has done it "for the Europe of the people" and Vicent Marzà "for the Valencian people and social justice." At the beginning of the event, the MEP of Ahora Repúblicas, Diana Riba (ERC) asked if it was mandatory to abide by the Constitution to be a MEP, or optional, as indicated by the Court of Justice of the European Union, to which the president of the Board Central Electoral (JEC), Segundo Menéndez, has responded that it continues to be mandatory under article 224 of the electoral law and according to the criteria of the Supreme Court. Thus, this article indicates that the Central Electoral Board "will declare vacant the seats corresponding to the Deputies of the European Parliament who have not complied with the Constitution and suspended all the prerogatives that may correspond to them", as has happened in the case of Comín. Faced with this scenario, Diana Riba has presented an appeal to the JEC in which she has criticized this procedure and has asked to end its obligation: «Once again we see how the Spanish judges set limits and want to impose procedures that are not at all within of European regulations. In a subsequent press conference, Riba recalled that the European courts have already ruled on this type of practices and have concluded that no Member State can deny the status of MEP by putting in "more formalities" and therefore, the Spanish representatives of the Parliament European Union would not have to abide by the Constitution. For his part, from the JEC, President Miguel Colmenero has reminded Riba that this ruling to which the Catalan leader has referred does not invalidate the provisions of the Spanish Electoral Law and that, in fact, the Supreme Court has continued to demand that procedure after that European decision. However, in the document presented, ERC maintains that "no" legal system of a Member State can "contradict" the legal system of the European Union and also recalls that in the 'Junqueras' ruling of the Court of the European Union in the year 2019 it was established that the status of member of the European Parliament is linked to the results of the elections and not to compliance. Statements The MEP of the PP and one of the vice-presidents of the EPP, María Dolors Montserrat, has stated on her X network that «the 22 MEPs of the PP collected the minutes after winning the European elections. The EU must stand up to any violation of the rule of law and judicial independence, as is the case with the amnesty. "We will denounce it, now with more weight, as many times as necessary." For his part, the elected MEP Luis 'Alvise' Pérez Fernández, leader of the group Se Acabó la Fiesta, has promised, after taking his oath of office, that, once he is officially a member of the European Parliament, in the middle of July, will broadcast audios and documents of judges, politicians and journalists who, according to the accusation without detail, have "looted" Spain by committing countless crimes. Podemos MEP Irene Montero has stated, also on her social network X, that “liberalism and the war consensus only serve to feed the extreme right; After Macron, comes Le Pen.” From VOX. MEP Jorge Buxadé has highlighted that his political formation "will work on what interests us as Europeans: safety on the streets, the competitiveness of our companies and employment, especially youth employment." Finally, the PSOE MEP Iratxe García, who will continue to lead the Social Democratic Group in the European Parliament, has highlighted in her X network that «today, in Madrid, at the ceremony of compliance. Together with the wonderful socialist delegation of this tenth term of the European Parliament. "We are going to continue defending social democratic principles and values in Europe and in Spain." Her parliamentary group commented in X that «the new socialist MEPs take possession of their minutes in Congress. We are starting a new term in the European Parliament with enthusiasm. To continue working with strength and determination for More Europe.
